Pearl Jam, Coldplay, Peppers Team Up For Farrell

posted by Mike Bell -
Sep 19, 2018

Chad Smith ofRed Hot Chili Peppers is once again helping out his doppleganger --Will Ferrell.

The drummer will lead a supergroup at Ferrell’s Best Night of Your Life charity event on October 6th at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. The lineup for Chad Smith’s Super Mega Funktastic Jam Rock All Starsincludes Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, Mike McCready ofPearl Jam, Duff McKagan of Guns n' Rosesand Steffan Lessard of Dave Matthews Band, withChris Martin of Coldplay and country starBrad Paisley as the vocalists.

The rest of the lineup includes almost every late-night talk show host in the country -- Jimmy Kimmel, James Corden,Samantha Bee and Conan O’Brien -- along with comediansJerry Seinfeld, Michelle Wolf, Kumail Nanjiani, Jim Jeffriesand Jerrod Carmichael. The event raises money for Cancer for College. Tickets go on sale Friday.